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Onslaught Specials #1
Onslaught: X-Men #1
Professor Xavier is Onslaught? Questions will be answered about the X-Men’s most insidious villain in this tell-all issue. Is Xavier truly the traitor his team of mutants believes him to be? And who is really behind the devastation of Onslaught?
46 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1996
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Scott Lobdell
1,620 books230 followersScott Lobdell (born 1960) is an American comic book writer.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
He is mostly known for his work throughout the 1990s on Marvel Comics' X-Men-related titles specifically Uncanny X-Men, the main title itself, and the spin-off series that he conceived with artist Chris Bachalo, Generation X. Generation X focused on a number of young mutant students who attempted to become superheroes in their own right at a separate school with the guidance of veteran X-related characters Banshee and Emma Frost. He also had writing stints on Marvel's Fantastic Four, Alpha Flight, and The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He wrote the script to Stan Lee's Mosaic and an upcoming film from POW Entertainment featuring Ringo Starr. He also participated in the Marvel Comics and Image Comics (from Jim Lee's WildStorm) crossover mini-series WildC.A.T.s/X-Men.
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February 24, 2021
Professor xavier is revealed officially as onslaught the most powerful psychic foe the x men have ever faced.
The foe who betrays the x men resulting in their doom and the future where bishop is from.
The evil beast takes the chance and joins onslaught who has been helping the evil beast by hiding his psychic imprint so that no one notices the switch but him.
The coming of onslaught also explains why xavier was super mean the past few issues.
The foe who betrays the x men resulting in their doom and the future where bishop is from.
The evil beast takes the chance and joins onslaught who has been helping the evil beast by hiding his psychic imprint so that no one notices the switch but him.
The coming of onslaught also explains why xavier was super mean the past few issues.
September 28, 2023
The Juggernaut rushes to find the X-Men to seek their aid against the mysterious and powerful foe who has been operating in the shadows for months; Onslaught. However, when Phoenix finally helps Juggernaut to unlock the secret of Onslaught's identity, betrayal from within their own ranks leads the X-Men's most devastating defeat.
Up to this point Marvel had just been dropping hints of Onslaught (usually just his name) for some time but, unlike J. J. Abrams' awful 'Mystery Box' model of storytelling, Marvel eventually revealed the terrifying threat behind the hints. The first half of this book is largely just a continued building of the sense of 'something's coming' and, unfortunately, feels a little jumbled and unfocused. It's because there are a lot of B-plots all vying for space whilst the A-plot is being held back and, ultimately, doesn't make for terribly gripping reading. I did like the way that the 'unstoppable' Juggernaut is used as the one to showcase just how dangerous Onslaught is, and Cain Marko's fear of the true villain is convincingly portrayed.
The story kicks up a gear when Onslaught's identity (well, sort of) is finally revealed in the chapter that was originally released as a one-shot special 'Onslaught: X-Men' (which I very proudly used to have as part of my comic collection, alongside 'Onslaught: Marvel Universe'). Here we see the X-Men put on the back foot by the surprise of who their enemy is and the emotional repercussions of that, before they're given a thorough beating by Onslaught's power directly. It's a nice one-two punch of emotional and literal damage, that really sets the stakes for the crossover event.
A shaky start, but one which is totally paid-off at the end.
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Up to this point Marvel had just been dropping hints of Onslaught (usually just his name) for some time but, unlike J. J. Abrams' awful 'Mystery Box' model of storytelling, Marvel eventually revealed the terrifying threat behind the hints. The first half of this book is largely just a continued building of the sense of 'something's coming' and, unfortunately, feels a little jumbled and unfocused. It's because there are a lot of B-plots all vying for space whilst the A-plot is being held back and, ultimately, doesn't make for terribly gripping reading. I did like the way that the 'unstoppable' Juggernaut is used as the one to showcase just how dangerous Onslaught is, and Cain Marko's fear of the true villain is convincingly portrayed.
The story kicks up a gear when Onslaught's identity (well, sort of) is finally revealed in the chapter that was originally released as a one-shot special 'Onslaught: X-Men' (which I very proudly used to have as part of my comic collection, alongside 'Onslaught: Marvel Universe'). Here we see the X-Men put on the back foot by the surprise of who their enemy is and the emotional repercussions of that, before they're given a thorough beating by Onslaught's power directly. It's a nice one-two punch of emotional and literal damage, that really sets the stakes for the crossover event.
A shaky start, but one which is totally paid-off at the end.
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August 6, 2011
The biggest threat to the X-Men just might be their own founder? The initial premise of the Onslaught storyline starts here, quickly unravelling despite some gorgeous artwork.
December 26, 2020
Número unitario especial que abría la saga de Onslaught.
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